Chick-fil-A kiss-in is hit-or-missin'

Same-sex marriage supporters took their turn Friday to voice their opinion of Chick-fil-A, staging a “kiss-in” at locations nationwide to show their opposition to the chicken chain president’s endorsement of “the biblical definition of the family unit.”

Meanwhile, an online petition written by Marci Alt of Atlanta and sponsored by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, invited Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy to join her, her wife and two children for a meal “with an LGBT family.” The petition had more than 2,500 digital signatures as of Friday afternoon.

“Mr. Cathy has his opinion, but he should hear from us and from fellow Christians who disagree — and he should know how his donations are hurting families here in Georgia,” the petition reads.

A Chick-fil-A spokesman addressed the controversy — but not Alt’s invite — in a brief statement on Friday: “At Chick-fil-A, we appreciate all of our customers and are glad to serve them at any time. Our goal is simple: to provide great food, genuine hospitality and to have a positive influence on all who come into contact with Chick-fil-A.”

Not all Chick-fil-A supporters were OK with the public displays of affection, though, as Rhode Island state Rep. Dan Gordon tweeted, “A ‘kiss-in’ at Chick-Fil-A? You really think that’s going to help your cause? No one wants to see a mass of anyone mugging-up. #ProTip”

Asked about the kiss-in on Thursday, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee — who orchestrated Wednesday’s “appreciation day” — said “more power to them,” and former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain said, “it’s their right.”

To counter the kiss-in, some Chick-fil-A supporters planned Friday to mail their receipts and emptied fast-food bags to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Boston Mayor Tom Menino, both Democrats who have said the restaurant isn’t welcome in their respective cities — and whom New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent, addressed on his weekly radio show.

“It isn’t the right thing to do and it isn’t what America stands for,” Bloomberg said about the mayoral vows to block Chick-fil-A, according to the New York Post. “And those people who don’t like [Chick-fil-A] don’t understand their rights were protected by people who took a difficult position in the past and stood by it. They stood up so everybody else would be free.”